Have Johnny Tapia and Raul Rios ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Tapia and Raul Rios met once on October 19, 1995, and Johnny Tapia won by UD.

Who has the better record, Tapia or Rios?

Johnny Tapia is 59-5-2 and Raul Rios is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Tapia has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Tapia or Rios?

Johnny Tapia has 30 knockout wins and Raul Rios has 1. Johnny Tapia has more.

Do Tapia and Rios have any common opponents?

Johnny Tapia and Raul Rios share 1 common opponent: Jesús Chong. Johnny Tapia fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tapia and Rios?

This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Johnny Tapia and 7 bouts tracked for Raul Rios. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Tapia vs Raul Rios — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Johnny Tapia

Raul Rios

Johnny Tapia (59-5-2) and Raul Rios (1-6 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Tapia

Wins30 KO · 51%

Losses

Draws66 tracked bouts

Rios

Tracked record

1–6

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Tapia leads 1–0

Johnny Tapia and Raul Rios have met 1 time; Tapia leads 1–0.
Met	1995Oct 19	Series
Johnny TapiaFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Raul RiosFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDTapia vs Rios	1Meeting

Tapia vs Rios · Oct 19, 1995

The Numbers

Tapia 6 · Rios 1 of 7 measurable rows

TapiaEdge = longer wingRios

Record^†: 59-5-2 (edge)1-6
Win %0–100%: 90.9% (edge)
14.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 30: 30 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 50.85%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 51%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 5: 5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.8: 2.8 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66: 66
7

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Johnny Tapia: 5′6″; Raul Rios: No height on file
Reachnot held: Johnny Tapia: 63″; Raul Rios: No reach on file
Agenot held: Johnny Tapia: Died aged 45; Raul Rios: No date of birth
Stance: Johnny Tapia: Orthodox; Raul Rios: Not recorded

Johnny Tapia left, Raul Rios right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Johnny Tapia59 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

30 by KO/TKO 51%28 on the cards 47%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Raul Rios1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Tapia 66, Raul Rios 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Tapia better on 11 shared · Johnny Tapia better on 1

TapiaJohnny Tapia

Opponent

RiosRaul Rios

Johnny Tapia
Win, UD
1990Feb 1990
ChongJesús ChongMexico 32–16Tapia betterJohnny Tapia better — 1–0 to 0–2
Raul Rios
0–2 against
Loss, KO 3
1994Nov 1994
Loss, TKO 10
1993Mar 1993

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Johnny Tapia has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Sandro Marcos. Tapia last boxed on Jun 4, 2011.LWWWW

Marcos Sep 2005Primero Feb 2007Reyes Mar 2010Alonso Sep 2010Pastrana Jun 20112.8 tracked bouts per year

Raul Rios last boxed on Dec 11, 1995 — 11,271 days ago. Rios had lost five straight.LLLLL

Chong Mar 1993Chong Nov 1994Montiel Aug 1995Tapia Oct 1995Johnson Dec 19951.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Johnny Tapia and Raul Rios ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Tapia and Raul Rios met once on October 19, 1995, and Johnny Tapia won by UD.
Who has the better record, Tapia or Rios?: Johnny Tapia is 59-5-2 and Raul Rios is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Tapia has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Tapia or Rios?: Johnny Tapia has 30 knockout wins and Raul Rios has 1. Johnny Tapia has more.
Do Tapia and Rios have any common opponents?: Johnny Tapia and Raul Rios share 1 common opponent: Jesús Chong. Johnny Tapia fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tapia and Rios?: This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Johnny Tapia and 7 bouts tracked for Raul Rios. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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